EV - 178 What Even is Metaphysics? with Donnchadh O' Conaill

My returning guest this week is Donnchadh O' Conaill, a post-doc at University of Fribourg in Switzerland, where he does work on metaphysics of the self. We try to explain what metaphysics and why you need it in your life.Donnchadh's Website: www.donnchadhoconaill.comDonnchadh's letterwiki with Naomi Thompson on carving reality at the joints: https://letter.wiki/conversation/723 Referenced materials:David Armstrong is Universals: An Opinionated Introduction (Westview Press, 1989)The one by G.J. Warnock is English Philosophy Since 1900 (OUP, 1969) Donnchadh's article on Monism - Routledge Encyclopedia of PhilosophyPeter Strawson's IndividualsConvocation: Aristotle's MetaphysicsEditing by Lu Lyons, check out her amazing podcast Filmed Live Musicals! http://www.filmedlivemusicals.com/podcast.htmlMusic by GW RodriguezSibling Pod Philosophers in Space: https://0gphilosophy.libsyn.com/Support us at Patreon.com/EmbraceTheVoidIf you enjoy the show, please Like and Review us on your pod app, especially iTunes. It really helps!If you enjoyed this and want to discuss more, start a conversation with me here: https://letter.wiki/AaronRabinowitz/conversationsRecent Appearances: I was on Daniel Schauer's podcast discussing pod life and failing to identify my own microphone https://www.dsmagic.us/democratizing-music-podcast-episodes/zon9318xu1tlzzvsqia4qjh0g0nybgNext week: Farm Forward/Better Food with Joseph Tuminello